Surgical Training in Practice
An Inside View from a Swiss Cantonal Hospital
a publication of the Swiss College of Surgeons
Original Paper
„Ammann Y, Klein M, Marti L, Warschkow R, Ströse L, Sparn M, Jäger T, Bischofberger S, Brunner W. Does transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) result in better quality of life and functional outcomes than traditional TME does? A retrospective propensity score-adjusted cohort study. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2025 Apr 30;410(1):149. doi: 10.1007/s00423-025-03724-6. PMID: 40304801; PMCID: PMC12043741.“
A 38-year old female presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of acute pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, increasing within the last few hours. Her medical history included a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with moderate hepatic fibrosis, endometriosis and hypertension.